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From YouTube: Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council 9-14-23
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Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council September 14, 2023
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Hopefully
we
will
have
a
thoughtful
and
fruitful
discussion
today
on
matters
before
us,
and
we
want
to
thank
you
for
giving
us
this
privilege
and
this
opportunity
to
serve
you
as
council
members.
We
note
that
the
hour
has
come
and
we
have
a
quorum
and
council
members
have
been
seated
to
give
our
invocation
this
morning.
The
chair
recognizes
my
good
friend
and
our
good
friend
the
Reverend
Luis
Cortez
of
Esperanza.
He
is
here
today
as
the
guest
of
councilwoman
Lazada
I
would
ask
that
all
members,
guests
and
visitors
speak
right.
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The
violence
in
our
city,
High
rates
of
poverty,
hunger,
it's
harder
to
maintain
a
rent
or
buy
a
house
or
to
create
a
home,
a
city
where
too
many
people
fear
it's
police.
We're
not
enough.
Support
for
public
education
comes
from
different
sources,
whether
they
be
traditional
or
Charter,
Schools,
a
city
where
black
and
brown
communities
are
being
displaced
at
an
alarming
rate
due
to
social
policy.
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Where
we
have
a
community
overwhelmed
with
an
opioid
epidemic
for
the
least
of
these
say
the
scriptures
God
bless
this
body,
give
them
the
wisdom
of
Solomon,
help
them
to
decide
the
future
fate
of
our
city
and
who
this
city
is
for.
We
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
be
here.
We
thank
you
for
the
members
who
give
their
service
here
and
we
ask
that
you
bless
them
and
all
the
people
of
Philadelphia
say,
amen,
amen,.
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B
Thank
you.
It
has
been
moving
properly.
Second,
that
the
Journal
of
the
meeting
of
Thursday
June
22nd
2023
stand
approved
all
in
favor,
indicate
by
saying
aye
aye,
those
opposed
eyes
have
it,
and
our
Journal
is
approving
our
next
order.
Business
is
request
for
leave
of
absence
here,
recognizes
councilman
Jones
Thank.
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B
Thank
you,
chair.
Thanks
to
gentlemen.
Lee
shall
be
granted
for
councilwoman
guardier
to
recognize
this
councilman
squiller
full
motion
concerning
certain
legislative
matters.
They
may
arise
during
the
course
of
today's
session
of
council
and
that
were
not
listed
on
the
calendar
circulated
prior
to
today's
meeting.
B
Thank
you.
It
has
been
moving,
probably
second,
that
the
legislative
matter
stated
by
councilman
squillo
may
be
added
to
the
agenda
for
today.
Should
those
matters
arise
during
the
course
of
the
session,
all
in
favor
indicate
by
saying
aye
aye.
Those
opposed
motion
carries.
Thank
you
all
very
much,
and
our
next
order
of
business
is
Communications
and
I
would
ask
the
clerk
to
please
read
the
messages
from
the
mayor
and
any
additional
communication
that
you
may
have
in
his
possession.
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G
230486-230-488-230512
and
230547
and
I
am
pleased
to
advise
you
that
on
July
5
and
July
12
2023
I
signed
all
the
bills
that
were
passed
by
Council
on
June,
15
2023
and
then
on.
June
23,
June
28,
July,
12,
August,
23
and
September
13
2023
I
signed
all
the
bills
who
were
passed
by
Council
on
June
22
2023,
except
Bill
numbers
23005.
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230-418-230-419-230442
and
230443,
which
I
am
returning
without
my
signature
and
Bill
number
230448,
which
I
am
returning,
disapproved
and
I,
am
transmitting
for
the
consideration
of
your
honorable
body,
an
ordinance
amending
various
provisions
of
sub
code
P
of
title
IV.
The
Philadelphia
code
entitled
the
Philadelphia
plumbing
code
by
making
additional
additions
to
lesions
and
amendments
to
the
city's
adoption.
Over
2018
edition
of
the
international
plumbing
code,
AS
published
by
the
International
Code
Council,
all
under
certain
terms
and
conditions.
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Councilman
Phillips
offers
one
bill
and
run
resolution
entitled
an
ordinance
amending
Title
IX
of
the
Philadelphia
code
and
title
regulation
of
businesses,
trades
and
professions
to
require
certain
businesses
to
implement
and
enforce
shopping,
cart,
containment
systems
for
the
committee
and
Mr
President.
Councilman
Phillips
would
like
to
be
recognized
to
speak
on
this
bill.
Shear
recognizes
councilman
squiller,
Catherine,
Phillips,
Mr,
President,
Who,
councilman.
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H
Good
morning,
Council
colleagues
and
viewing
members
of
the
public
I
am
glad
that
care
and
council
chambers
resuming
the
people's
business
of
legislative
work.
This
summer,
though,
our
legislative
offices
were
in
recess,
our
office
was
not
off
my
team
and
I
buckled
down
to
research
and
assess
issues
across
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
and
one
issue
that
kept
coming
up
was
abandoned,
shopping
carts
littering
our
streets
and
neighborhoods.
It
must
end
and
store
owners
have
to
begin
taking
accountability
for
these
shopping
carts
that
pollute
our
sidewalks.
H
In
this
vein,
I've
introduced
legislation
today
to
require
store
owners
to
implement
and
enforce
a
shopping,
cart
containment
system.
It
could
be
a
wheel,
Locking,
System
mechanism,
a
physical
barrier,
equipping
carts
with
protruding
arms
or
even
requiring
a
small
deposit
to
use
shopping
carts.
No
matter
what
shopping,
cart,
containment
systems
store
owners
use,
they
must
keep
their
carts
on
their
property
and
off
our
streets.
Residents
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
deserve
nothing
less
and
I
expect
nothing
less.
I.
H
Look
forward
to
continuing
to
collaborate
with
the
administration
to
tackle
this
important
issue
and
I
also
like
to
think
that
our
co-sponsors
for
this
legislation-
council,
member
Gilmore,
Richardson
councilman,
O'neill,
councilwoman,
guardiere,
councilwoman,
Vaughn,
councilman,
mark
squilla
and
councilwoman
Lazada.
Thank
you,
council
president,
always
good
to
see
you.
G
G
Councilwoman
Gilmore
Richardson
offers
an
ordinance
amending
chapter
9,
4
400
of
the
Philadelphia
code,
entitled
responsible
business
operations
to
expand
the
provisions
for
video
monitoring
of
nuisance
businesses
and
to
provide
additional
enforcement
mechanisms
in
connection
with
certain
nuisance.
Businesses
engaged
in
jug
paraphernalia
sales
for
the
committee.
G
I
Good
morning,
council
president
good
morning,
colleagues,
good
morning
to
the
lesson
in
public
today
we
had
a
press
conference
prior
to
the
start
of
city
council
to
introduce
what
I
feel
like
is
a
very
important
package
of
bills.
That
will
hopefully
set
precedent,
not
just
for
us
here
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
but
for
the
entire
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania.
I
We
know
that
there
have
been
over
40
people
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
who've
been
exonerated
because
they
had
been
incarcerated
for
crimes
that
they
didn't
essentially
commit
when
folks
served
their
time,
whether
it
was
a
plea
deal
or
a
jury
sentence
when
they
are
released
from
prison.
As
of
right
now,
the
guilty
person
has
more
resources
than
the
person
who
is
deemed
innocent.
Hopefully
that
will
change.
I
If
my
colleagues
can
support
this
bill
and
we
can
get
it
passed
in
the
law,
the
exoneration
Justice
package
will
provide
access
to
education,
housing,
employment
and
overall
resources
for
people
who
were
incarcerated.
That
should
have
never
been
in
jail
in
the
first
place,
while
this
package
will
never
give
them
the
time
that
they
lost
back.
What
we're
hoping
to
do
is
make
the
transition
a
little
bit
smoother.
I
For
me,
this
is
a
personal
issue,
I
remember
being
in
high
school
and
one
of
my
good
friends,
a
guy
named
Jeffrey
Dawkins,
was
essentially
found
guilty
for
a
homicide
that
everybody
in
the
neighborhood
know
that
he
did
not
commit.
His
case
is
currently
being
picked
up
by
the
Innocence
Project,
and
his
lived
experiences
like
that.
That
inspired
me
and
a
bunch
of
other
people
to
advocate
for
what
we
know
is
right
as
a
release
to
people
being
exonerated.
I
So
I
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
for
co-sponsoring
this
legislation
and
I
look
forward
to
not
just
working
with
this
legislative
branch
of
government,
but
hopefully
our
colleagues
in
Harrisburg,
Senator
Hughes
introduced
a
similar
legislation
and
provide
resources
to
people.
Who've
been
exonerated
and
unfortunately,
when
we
do
get
it
wrong
as
Government,
we
have
to
find
a
way
to
right
our
wrongs
to
the
best
of
our
ability,
and
this
bill
looks
to
do
just
that.
So,
thank
you,
council
president.
Thank
you.
Colleagues.
We
look
forward
to
the
work
around
the
Exotic
exonerated
Justice
package.
I
I
G
Councilman
Jones
offers
seven
bills
and
two
resolutions
on
behalf
of
council
president
Clark
and
audience
authorizing
encroachments
in
the
nature
of
a
Sidewalk
Cafe
in
the
vicinity
of
1216
North
29th,
Street,
29th
Street,
and
an
ordinance
authorizing
encroachments
in
the
nature
of
a
Sidewalk
Cafe
in
the
vicinity
of
635
West,
Girard
Avenue,
and
an
ordinance
to
amend
title
14
of
the
of
the
Philadelphia
zoning
code
and
title
zoning
and
planning
by
revising
certain
provisions
of
chapter
14.
500
entitled
overlay
zoning
districts
by
creating
the
brewery,
Town,
charswood
overlay
sub
area
and,
on
his
own
behalf.
G
An
ordinance
authorizing
the
revision
of
lines
and
grades
on
a
portion
of
City
plan.
Number
266
by
striking
from
the
city
plan
and
vacating.
The
legally
open
portion
of
Lake
Street
from
Thompson
Street
to
his
Terminus
southwardly
they're
from
and
an
audience
renaming
and
designating
the
property
commonly
referred
to
as
the
Charles
Baker
recreation
center,
located
at
5433,
Lansdowne
Avenue
as
the
Charles
Baker
and
Carol
Baker
rice,
recreation
center
and
an
audience
granting
permission
to
Winwood
over
Brook
Arrow
Association.
In
order
to
demarcate
the
boundaries
of
the
Winfield
over
Arab
District.
G
Councilman
Jones
also
offers
a
privileged
resolution
supporting
the
national
minority
business
development
agency
and
recognizing
October.
It's
2
through
October
6
2023
is
Philadelphia
minority
Enterprise
development
week,
which
provides
critical
information,
resources,
opportunities
and
inspiration
to
the
minority
business
community.
E
They
are
big
picture
issues,
but
there's
small
quality
of
life
issues
and
one
of
them
that
we
and
thank
you,
member
Lazada.
Thank
you,
member
squilla.
Thank
you,
member
Harrity.
For
those
long
hearings,
what
we
found
out
was
that
some
of
the
merchants
along
Frankford
Avenue
suffered
from
shoplifting
similar
to
what
happens
in
Center
City,
similar
to
what
many
of
the
members
of
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
have
complained
to
us
about.
E
If
we
don't
take
care
of
the
little
things,
the
big
things
happen,
all
you
have
to
do
is
look
on
Frankfort
Avenue
and
see
the
roll
down
Gates
that
are
there
and
the
helplessness
that
we
heard
at
that
hearing
from
them
being
victimized
by
people
who
need
help.
But
when
you
invest
your
life
savings
into
a
business
and
when
you
put
your
livelihood
on
the
line,
there
needs
to
be
support
so
that
people
don't
feel
free
to
walk
in,
take
what
they
want,
without
consequence.
E
So
with
this
bill,
and
what
this
resolution
is
considering
is
that,
after
one
after
two
after
three
times,
you
shoplift
get
prosecuted
that
we
can
keep
you
out
of
the
score,
and
this
gives
a
little
bit
of
help
to
those
those
Merchants.
But
it
gives
a
lot
of
help
to
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
So
I'd
like
you
to
consider
it,
let's
see
what
small
pieces
of
legislation
taking
can
add
up
to
a
big
consequence
at
the
end
of
the
day.
So
thank
you.
G
Councilman
Johnson
offers
a
privileged
resolution
commemorating
the
60th
anniversary
of
the
bombing
of
the
16th
Street
Baptist
Church
in
Birmingham,
Alabama
honoring,
the
lives
of
those
lost
and
recognizing
the
Reverend
Arthur
price,
Jr,
Philadelphia
native
and
pastor
of
at
16th
Street
Baptist
for
his
continued
work
on
behalf
of
the
community.
Today's
calendar.
J
I've
seen
this
resolution
to
help
bring
awareness
to
Elders,
Daniel
Dan
Los
syndrome,
specifically,
regarding
the
issue
of
frequent
misdiagnosis
of
this
disorder,
we
occasionally
may
hear
stories
from
loved
ones
or
friends
about
medical
misdiagnosis
they
or
someone
they
know
has
received
for
severe
difficult,
different
reasons
for
several
different
reasons
and
how
alarming
that
is
no
matter
if
it
is
a
form
of
cancer
or
something
rare
like
EDS.
A
misdiagnosis
can
have
serious
life-altering
implications,
such
as
receiving
appropriate
treatment,
delayed
care
or
eat,
or
even
lead
to
a
mistaken
allegation
of
physical
abuse.
J
G
Councilwoman
Brooks
offers
a
non-privileged
resolution
declaring
Philadelphia's
commitment
to
protecting
and
expanding
access
to
abortion
and
reproductive
Health
Care
through
the
establishment
of
a
Reproductive
Rights
task
force
in
awaken
an
increasingly
severe
in
the
wake
of
increasingly
severe
attacks
on
the
fundamental
right
to
bold
bodily
autonomy.
Next
week's
calendar.
G
Councilman
Harrity
offers
two
resolutions
a
privileged
resolution
authorizing
the
committee
on
neighborhood
serve
Neighborhood
Services
to
hold
hearings
regarding
the
use
of
zip
codes
as
a
proxy
for
discriminatory
actions
by
businesses
and
other
service
providers.
This
week's
calendar
and
a
non-privileged
resolution
urging
the
president
of
the
United
States
and
the
United
States
Congress
to
re-examine
foreign
policy
towards
Ethiopia
next
week's
calendar.
G
Councilman
Driscoll
offers
one
bill
and
one
resolution
an
ordinance
continuing
the
Aramingo
Avenue
shopping
district
Beyond,
its
termination
date
in
an
area
that
generally
includes
the
East
and
West
sides
of
Aramingo
Avenue
from
3300
Aramingo
Avenue
to
39.95
our
Mango
Avenue
in
certain
blocks
of
streets
that
intersect
that
portion
of
Aramingo
Avenue
and
for
which
impact
Community,
Development
Corporation.
A
Pennsylvania
nonprofit
corporation,
serves
as
the
neighborhood
improvement
district
Management
Association
for.
B
K
Right,
that's
the
first
resolution
yeah!
That's
all!
Thank
you.
Council
president
colleagues,
many
businesses
throughout
the
city,
particularly
in
Kensington,
are
unable
to
con
to
contract
with
vendors
and
contractors
to
obtain
necessary
goods
and
services
to
run
their
business
and
approve
their
properties.
The
denial
of
these
Services
is
not
allowed
under
the
fair
practices
ordinance
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
K
K
G
A
Pennsylvania
non-profit
Corporation,
serves
as
the
neighborhood
improvement
district
Management
Association
for
the
district
further
committee
and
a
non-privileged
resolution
initiating
action
to
continue
the
Aramingo
Avenue
shopping
district
Beyond
his
determination
date
in
an
area
that
General
includes
the
East
and
West
sides
of
Aramaic
revenue
from
3
300
in
our
bank,
Revenue
to
39.95
Aramingo
Avenue.
For
the
committee.
B
G
An
ordinance
authorizing
encroachments
in
the
nature
of
a
Sidewalk
Cafe
in
the
vicinity
of
817,
Christian
Street
and
an
audience
authorizing
encroachments
in
the
nature
of
a
Sidewalk
Cafe
in
the
vicinity
of
1524,
South,
10th
Street
and
an
audience
authorizing
encroachments
in
the
nature
of
a
Sidewalk
Cafe
in
the
vicinity
of
2301,
East,
Albert
Street,
and
an
ordinance
amending
chapters.
12
900
parking
regulations
and
penalties
and
12
2800
administrative
adjudication
and
parking
violations
of
the
Philadelphia
code
to
revise
requirements
to
limitations
and
fines.
With
respect
to
angle
parking
and
an
ordinance
amending
section.
G
M
Thank
you,
council
president
I
just
want
to
commit
my
colleague
for
really
taking
a
thoughtful
time
to
honor
a
gentleman
who
was
on
a
Forefront
of
addressing
the
issue
of
drug
violence
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
as
well
as
gun,
bounce
and
Bishop
Melvin
Floyd
was
in
all
the
communities
as
a
Grassroots
activist,
and
so
I
think.
This
honor
is
well
overdue.
M
When
you
talk
about
boots
on
the
ground
here,
the
embodiment
of
what
boots
on
the
ground
means
when
it
comes
to
going
out
into
communities
and
advocating
to
save
young
people
here
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
when
it
comes
to
drugs
and
gun
bombs.
So
I
just
want
to
commit
my
colleague
for
that,
and
also
take
a
moment
to
acknowledge
the
exonerated
Justice
package
that
was
recently
introduced
and
thanked.
M
D
For
his
room,
we
all
remember
him,
as
you
know,
when
we
were
younger
as
the
guy
who
rode
around
with
a
van
with
the
coffin
on
the
top,
and
you
know
a
funny
story
is
my
good
friend
his
daughter,
Bishop
Mary
Floyd
Palmer
talked
about
how
he
would
insist
on
driving
her
to
school
in
the
van
with
the
coffin
on
the
top.
But
you
know
he
was
a
great
man
who
did
a
lot
of
great
things
for
our
community
but
related
to
the
septic
key
card
system.
D
We
did
introduce
a
resolution
today
calling
on
Septa
to
really
address
some
of
the
efficiencies
now
inefficiencies.
Now
we
know
that,
back
in
the
spring
of
this
year,
SEPTA
announced
that
they
were
going
to
search
for
a
new
vendor
and
for
a
new
system
which
we
think
is
great
from
its
Inception
in
2008.
D
Up
until
this
very
moment,
sepsis
had
a
lot
of
issues
with
the
key
card
system
in
terms
of
delays,
cost
overruns
and
many
obstacles
that
have
prevented
it
from
really
operating
in
the
manner
in
which
it
should
most
recently,
it
was
brought
to
my
attention
that
the
machines
are
compromisable.
I
would
say
in
the
sense
that
the
machines
can
be
jammed
and
once
they
are
jammed,
there
can
be
a
device
stuck
in
the
machines
that
will
Jam
the
machine.
So
if
you
know,
Cindy
bass
goes
to
purchase
a
key
card.
D
I
am
unable
to
purchase
the
key
card.
I'm
unable
to
get
a
key
card
out
of
the
system
and
I
am
unable
to
get
my
money
back
SEPTA's
resolution,
for
that
is,
if
you
ask
them,
they
will
say
well,
you
need
to
call
a
customer
service
and
work
through
a
process
with
them,
but,
as
we
know,
many
of
our
Riders
on
the
Broad
Street
Line
on
the
market
Frankfurt
line,
you
know
that
twenty
dollars
that
they
stuck
in
that
machine
that
they
can't
get
back.
D
That's
the
last
20
for
the
week
and
so
asking
them
to
go
through
a
lengthy
process
when
they
need
a
key
card
right
now
and
are
depending
on
a
system
that
works
is
totally
unacceptable.
And
so
I
want
to
thank
my
co-sponsors
on
this
councilman
Johnson
squilla
Driscoll,
Brooks,
Phillips
and
Lazada,
as
we
really
push
SEPTA
to
do
better
by
our
constituents
by
the
citizens
of
Philadelphia
and
really
by
by
themselves.
So
thank
you,
Mr
President
thank.
G
This
week's
calendar
and
a
privileged
resolution
calling
on
the
committee
on
streets
and
services
to
hold
hearings
regarding
traffic,
calming
measures
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
the
status
of
the
implementation
of
speed,
cushions
bike
lanes,
delineators
and
other
tools
to
decrease
pedestrian
injuries
and
fatalities,
as
well
as
property
damage.
This.
D
You
Mr
President
I,
just
forward
to
getting
information
from
the
streets
department
on
traffic
calming
and
the
progress
that
they've
made
around
streets
issues
and
specifically
speed
bumps
everywhere.
I
go
every
person,
I
talk
to
everybody
wants
speed
bumps,
and
it's
really,
you
know
just
the
the
result
of
people
are
just
driving
way
too
fast.
I
know
Mr
President.
D
We
share
a
Broad
Street
on
the
2700
block
of
North
Broad
Street,
where
there
have
been
at
least
three
fatalities
on
that
block
this
year
alone,
traffic
fatalities,
where
people
are
going
way
too
fast,
and
so
the
streets
department
has
come
up
with
some
additional
remedies
and
we're
looking
forward
to
working
on
a
hearing
to
make
sure
that
people
know
what's
happening
around
these
very
important
tools
to
keep
us
all.
Safe
and
I
wanted
to
thank
councilman,
Johnson,
squilla,
Driscoll,
Brooks,
Lazada
and
Thomas
for
co-sponsoring.
B
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Councilwoman
and
I
would
like
to
add,
as
they
place
the
speed
bumps,
that
they
Place
notification
of
the
speed
bump
and
particularly
around
playgrounds
I'm,
seeing
a
uneven
implementation
of
the
signage
or
some
areas.
You
have
a
sign
saying
it's
a
playground,
some
areas
you
don't
and
they
need
to
also.
B
Speed
bumps
because
I'm
also
getting
complaints
about
people
tearing
up
the
bottom
of
their
cars
and
I
immediately
tell
them
well
slow
up,
they
say
well,
I
didn't
know
this
beat.
Was
there
right
right?
So
we
got
to
let
them
know
it's
there.
They
have
no
excuse
right
and
that's
your
challenge
of
getting
your
car
fixed,
but
thank
you
for
bringing
that
to
our
attention.
Thank.
G
B
You
very
much
Mr
Decker
and
we
have
no
reports
from
committee
today,
so
we
will
now
consider
special
business
and
we
will
reconsider
bill
number
230-448
and
place
on
the
calendar.
We
will
now
proceed
under
special
order:
business
emotion
that
Council
reconsider
the
vote
which
bill
number
230448
was
passed.
The
bill
was
passed
by
the
council.
It
is
June
22nd
2023
session
and
was
returned
disapproved
by
the
mayor.
Today's
session
of
council
Mr
Decker,
please
read
the
title
of
the
bill.
B
B
E
B
Thank
you
councilman.
Before
considering
the
resolutions
and
bills,
we
will
consider
our
public
comment
session
and
we'll
go
as
follows.
Your
public
comment
must
concern
matters
on
the
second
reading
and
final
passes
calendar
for
Action
at
today's
session.
All
speakers
must
sign
up
in
order
to
testify.
B
Please
if
you,
if
you
need
to
sign
up,
if
you
haven't
done
so
already,
you
can
sign
up
now
it's
a
table
outside
in
the
hallway
at
a
council
chambers,
once
you
have
signed
up,
you
will
be
called
in
order
and
which
your
name
appears
on
the
sign
up
sheet
under
ideal
circumstances.
We
will
have
three
minutes
today.
We
have
an
extensive
level
of
individuals
wishing
to
express
their
opinion
and
their
views
on
today's
calendar
legislation.
B
So
we
will
alter
that
the
two
minutes
to
ensure
that
everybody
has
a
chance
to
speak
that
have
indicated
they
wish
to
do
so.
So
I
would
ask
you
to
please
address
and
adjust
your
testimony
to
reflect
a
two-minute
limit
when
the
device
on
the
podium
there's
a
light.
When
the
light
turns
green
will
be
your
time
to
speak.
When
the
light
turns
yellow,
you
will
have
30
seconds
to
conclude
your
remarks
when
the
light
turns
red
we'd.
Ask
that
you
please
adhere
to
the
guidelines.
To
concludes
your
remarks.
B
O
Good
morning
my
name
is
Kelly:
Mary
I
was
born,
raised
and
reside
in
South
Philadelphia
I
am
in
the
councilman
Johnson
District
I
work
throughout
the
downtown
hospital
emergency
rooms.
Inpatient
floors
as
a
certified
recovery
specialist
every
day,
I
work
with
people
who
use
substances
to
get
at
the
men's
treatment,
trying
to
help
them
jump
through
hoops
to
get
well
because
if
they
don't,
they
will
be
part
of
next
year's
statistics.
We
had
14
13
people,
1413
people
die
four
people
a
day
die
of
an
overdose
of
Philadelphia.
O
My
alcoholism
substance
use
began
when
at
a
very
young
age
and
stopped
at
52.,
I
wasn't
ready.
The
only
way
I
ever
knew
to
get
relief
from
a
substance
was
to
numb
myself.
I
did
not
want
to
feel
any
of
it
and
I
wanted
to
see.
I
wanted
to
be
saved,
but
I
didn't
know
how
to
get
the
help
treatment
helped
me
get
through
it,
but
recovery
begins
in
the
community.
The
community
began
for
me
and
harm
reduction
needle
exchange
that
gave
me
a
life
and
the
Life
I
Lived
today
to
the
fullest
overdose
prevention.
O
Centers
is
a
pathway
to
treatment.
I
see
it
every
day
a
harm
reduction.
Insight
showed
me
what
research
service
really
means.
I
was
able
to
connect
with
people
by
meeting
them
where
they
are
I
met
a
girl
named
Dina
at
a
local
needle
exchange.
Just
the
other
day
during
my
Outreach
at
the
hospital
she
had
chronic
osteomyelitis,
which
means
that
an
infection
of
the
bone
and
the
muscle
opioids
severe
xylazine
withdrawal,
her
fear
of
losing
her
leg,
was
scary
enough,
but
the
withdrawal
was
even
more
frightful.
O
The
next
day
I
was
I
was
re-engaged
with
Dina
at
the
same
harm
reduction
site,
the
needle
exchange
to
connect
her
to
back
to
housing
case
management.
To
advocate
for
her
to
return
back
to
her
house
also
to
connect
her
to
mat
for
an
appointment
for
a
pathway
to
recovery.
This
was
in
less
than
36
hours.
Coming
back
to
a
harm
reduction
site.
You
see,
standard
treatment
pathways
are
not
enough.
Emergency
rooms
are
not
enough.
O
This
is
a
disaster
area,
an
epidemic
Banning
opcs,
this
public
health
initiative
that
has
history
of
120
locations
over
30
years
worldwide.
We
not,
we
will
not
save
the
people
I
struggle
to
help.
Today,
if
we
don't
open
one
to
reach
the
people
at
the
highest
risk
of
fatal
overdose,
we
need
non-judgmental
trusted
providers.
They
do
not
trust
the
system.
B
P
Morning,
good
morning,
my
name
is
I,
live
in
District,
4,
councilman,
Curtis,
Jones
I'm
here
today
to
in
opposition
to
the
Banning
the
overdose
prevention,
centers
and
I
want
to
say
the
reason.
Why
is
because
I
have
witnessed
two
people,
two
black
women
overdose
in
my
lifetime,
one
was
my
own
mother
and
it
was
a
terrifying
experience.
I
was
17
years.
Old
was
the
first
time
my
mother
was
on
drugs.
P
I
had
never
seen
her
use
drugs,
but
this
was
the
only
time
I
ever
saw
her
use
drugs
and
she
collapsed
I,
don't
know
how
I
was
able
to
bring
her
back
around,
but
I
threw
water
in
her
face
and
ice
and
sugar
and
yelled
it.
And
finally,
she
came
around
I
need
to
say
that
my
mother
eventually
went
on
to
get
recovery
and
Recovery
is,
is
a
Cornerstone
to
for
many
people
who
are
trying
to
rebuild
their
lives.
P
These
overdose
prevention
centers
offer
wraparound
services,
not
just
a
place
for
people
to
use,
but
a
place
for
people
to
get
services
that
they
need.
Legal,
Services,
Housing
Services.
They
may
want
to
go
into
recovery,
I'm.
Also,
a
person
who
lives
in
recovery
has
changed.
My
life
I
just
want
to
say
that
14
last
year,
over
1400
people
died
from
from
overdosing
this
city.
Now
this
year,
29
is
going
up.
29
of
the
people
who've
died
this
year
are
black
women.
This
is
a
racial
justice
issue.
It
is
a
gender
justice
issue.
P
It's
a
human
rights
issue
and
I'm,
hoping
that
we
can
count
on
the
city
of
Philadelphia
to
help
to
help
right
not
to
take
away
services,
so
the
medical
when
people
go
to
treatment
and
they
get
drugs
like
like
for
a
program
where
they
get
medical
treatment,
that's
great,
but
we
need
a
combination.
A
toolbox
has
to
have
more
than
one
thing.
People
need
medical
treatment
for
recovery,
but
they
have
to
get
into
recovery
so
coming
into
the
prevention.
Overdose
centers
is
a
is
a
segue
for
them
to
get
into
the
recovery
programs.
B
N
Morning,
good
morning,
my
name
is
Dr
shashana
aronowitz
I'm,
a
nurse
practitioner,
researcher,
educator
and
Philadelphia
resident
and
council
member
school
as
District
I'm
faculty
at
the
University
of
Pennsylvania
School
of
Nursing
and
I
treat
patients
with
opioid
use
disorder
at
prevention.
Point
I'm
here
today
to
register
my
opposition
to
this
ban
on
overdose
prevention.
Centers
as
a
healthcare
provider,
I
have
dedicated
my
career
to
helping
people
live
better
healthier
lives
despite
the
hard
work
of
Health
Care
Providers,
and
advocates
in
Philadelphia
to
provide
gold
standard
care
to
people
with
substance
use
disorders.
N
What
we
are
currently
doing
is
not
nearly
enough.
That
is
why
we
see
fatal
overdose
rates
rise
year
after
year
in
Philadelphia,
along
with
other
negative
Health
consequences
related
to
drug
use,
including
severe
skin
wounds
and
life-threatening
infections.
People
are
suffering
and
dying
in
the
streets
of
our
city,
and
it
does
not
have
to
be
this
way.
Overdose
prevention
Centers
do
more
than
help
stop
fatal
overdoses.
They
also
provide
vital
services,
like
substance,
use,
disorder,
treatment
and
wound
care
for
many
people
who
use
drugs.
N
These
types
of
organizations
are
the
only
Health
Care
they
receive
on
a
regular
basis
by
Banning
overdose
prevention
centers
in
our
city.
We
are
throwing
away
an
opportunity
to
help
keep
people
alive
and
engage
them
in
health
care,
including
treatment
for
substance
use
disorders.
People
cannot
improve
their
lives
in
circumstances
if
they
are
dead.
Given
the
crisis
of
Overdose
and
suffering
we
are
currently
facing,
we
should
not
reject
any
opportunity
to
save
lives
and
provide
care
to
those
in
need.
Thank
you.
B
Q
Good
morning
my
name
is
Moses
Santana
I
am
a
resident
of
Kensington.
I
was
also
born
and
raised
in
Kensington
I
was
born
in
a
hospital
called
St
Mary's
Hospital,
which
was
a
Catholic
Hospital
run
by
the
Catholic
church.
It
was
for
poor
people
who
couldn't
afford
labor
and
delivery
so
I'm
here
today,
for
because
of
that
resource,
I
want
to
thank
Reverend
Cortez
for
his
prayer,
where
he
said
I
was
hungry
and
you
fed
me
I
was
thirsty.
You
gave
me
water
I
was
naked,
you
clothed
me.
Q
I
was
a
stranger,
but
you
traded
me
as
a
friend
this.
This
was
words
coming
from
the
Lord
to
the
people.
When
the
people
asked
the
Lord.
Well,
we
never
clothed
you.
We
never
giving
you
water.
We've
never
done
any
of
these
things.
He
said
when
you
do
this
to
people
who
need
it.
That's
when
you're
doing
it
to
me.
Okay
I
want
people
to
think
about.
There's
a
song
in
the
90s
called.
Q
If
God
was
one
of
us
right,
we
walk
around
all
day,
looking
at
folks
who
are
in
the
street
who
who
need
Services,
who
are
overdosing?
Who
are
who
lose
their
kids?
Some
of
them
lose
their
kids,
some
of
them
lose
their
parents,
but
we
have
to
look
at
these
folks
as
if
we're
looking
at
ourselves
right,
I,
remember
growing
up
in
North
Philly
I
used
to
live
on
Swanson
and
Somerset.
My
uncles
were
heroin
users.
There
were
a
lot
of
people
in
the
neighborhood.
If
you
guys
know
anything
about
Kensington.
Q
Q
Q
Folks
got
to
think
about
what's
happening
and
who's
dying,
I
get
it
we're
not
going
to
agree
on
on
on
the
measures,
but
opc's
work
and
they
save
lives.
If
you
folks
deny
us
this
tool,
you
are
responsible
for
these
deaths
and
I
hope
that
each
and
every
one
of
you
that
says
yes
to
the
band
comes
to
every
funeral.
R
R
I'm
up
here,
because
yeah
in
2021
1250
people
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
lost
their
lives
to
an
opioid
overdose
in
2022
on
July
25th
I
got
the
call
that
nobody
ever
wants
to
get
that.
My
partner
that
my
friend
had
passed,
I
showed
up
at
their
house
and
I
had
to
spend
six
hours
waiting
for
their
body
to
come,
be
picked
up
sitting
not
two
feet
away
from
them
was
doses
of
Narcan
overdose
prevention,
centers
work,
because
you
can't
Narcan
yourself.
T
Good
morning
to
the
members
of
city
council,
my
name
is
Jabari
Jones
and
I'm.
A
resident
of
the
Belmont
neighborhood
in
the
Third
District
I
am
testifying
today
on
Bill
number
230410
regarding
the
safe
injection
sites.
I
want
to
thank
councilwoman
Lazada
for
her
leadership
as
she
introduced
this
legislation.
T
I
am
firmly
in
support
of
banning
safe
injection
sites
across
the
city,
but
I'm
here
today
to
raise
an
alarm
that
the
Third
District
is
the
only
District
not
included
in
the
current
overlay
area
that
makes
southwest
and
west
Philadelphia
the
only
areas
in
the
city
that
safe
injection
sites
can
be
open.
I
believe
that
this
is
another
perfect
example
of
repeating
a
policy
decision
that
has
already
shown
to
have
disastrous
results.
T
One
of
the
reasons
that
the
Kensington
area
looks
the
way
that
it
does
is
because,
once
upon
a
time,
some
officials
in
this
city
made
a
policy
decision
to
contain
the
crisis.
Instead
of
solving
it,
the
city,
cracked
down
on
opioids
and
Drugs
in
every
part
of
the
city
except
Kensington,
they
sent
a
message
that
if
you
do
drugs
in
in
any
of
the
other
neighborhoods,
you
will
have
Swift
consequences.
But
if
you
do
drugs
in
Kensington,
you
won't
be
arrested.
You
won't
be
stopped
and
you
won't
have
any
other
issues.
T
That
message
caused
the
individuals
that
are
struggling
with
addiction
to
leave
their
neighborhoods
for
Kensington.
What
became
a
safe
place
and
by
safe
I,
mean
safe
from
law
enforcement
to
do
drugs
unimpeded.
Then
the
city
turned
its
back
on
that
community
and
allowed
this
problem
to
grow
for
decades.
T
Bad
policy
created
the
Kensington
crisis,
and
today,
I
worry
that
this
bill
would
prevents
safe
injection
sites
in
every
part
of
the
city,
except
the
neighborhoods
and
west,
and
southwest
Philadelphia
will
create
the
next
Beacon
and
will
send
the
next
message
that
West
Philadelphia
is
the
New
Kensington.
The
residents
of
west
and
southwest
have
been
clear
that
they
do
not
support
safe
injection
sites
and,
as
a
resident
I
worry
about
the
kind
of
crime,
violence
and
drug
sales.
That
will
follow
an
injection
site
that
opens
in
my
community.
T
We
all
know
that
there
is
no
way
to
safely
inject
poison
in
your
body.
We
should
be
exploring
resources
for
prevention
and
treatment,
not
keeping
the
door
open
for
sites
that
will
enable
harmful
addictions
instead
of
treating
them.
I've
noticed
today
that
my
council
member
is
not
even
here,
and
so
I
asked
the
residents
of
city
council
to
not
repeat
the
same
policy
mistake
that
created
the
current
crisis
by
amending
this
bill
to
ban
safe
injection
sites
in
west
and
southwest
Philadelphia.
Thank
you,
foreign.
V
Insights
there
are
proven
Public
Health
Intervention,
which
has
been
saving
lives
in
New,
York
City
for
years
now
and
all
over
the
world
for
decades.
A
common
refrain
among
opponents
of
Overdose
prevention
sites
is
well.
Why
don't
you
make
your
house
a
safe
induction
site,
then?
My
answer
to
those
people
is
that
I
have
done
so
many
times.
My
best
friends
are
physically
dependent
on
illicit
fentanyl,
they're,
good
people
they're
my
favorite
people
in
the
universe,
and
they
deserve
so
much
better
from
the
city
and
this
country.
V
They
deserve
policy,
changes
that
are
beyond
the
scope
of
what
I
can
ask
from
City
Council
I
know
this
isn't
about
addiction
either,
because
I
am
addicted
to
something
legal
and
I,
get
treated
as
a
whole
person
and
judged
on
my
actions
towards
others.
Like
anyone
else
would
and
I
know,
my
friends
deserve
the
same.
V
I
know
the
only
reason
I'm
better
off
than
them,
really
any
less
likely
to
die,
at
least
in
the
immediate
term,
is
because
I
have
civil
rights
and
I
know
that
Philadelphia
city
council
or
anyone
in
this
room
can't
personally
change
the
laws
that
ultimately
mean
my
best
friends.
Don't
have
any
civil
rights,
but
you
can
start
changing
your
hearts.
You
can
make
different
decisions.
V
I'm
here
to
say
that
every
person
on
Kensington,
Avenue
and
all
over
the
city
that
most
of
you
look
down
on
is
my
neighbor
is
a
part
of
my
community
is
just
as
likely
to
be
a
good
person,
not
a
potential
good
person
someday,
but
a
good
person
right
now
whose
life
is
already
valuable
as
any
of
you
are,
they
all
deserve
better.
They
all
deserve
civil
rights.
They
all
deserve
housing
and
maybe
city
council
can
spend
some
of
their
energy
on
that
I.
V
Don't
worry
that
much
about
my
best
friend
diving
from
an
overdose,
because,
ironically,
because
they
use
a
lot
their
tolerances
hi?
It's
not
that
likely.
People
are
statistically
most
likely
to
overdose
after
a
period
of
abstinence
after
getting
out
of
rehab
or
jail
when
their
tolerance
is
lower
than
it
was
before.
A
study
also
recently
came
out
saying
that
overdoses
in
an
area
go
up
dramatically
directly
after
police.
Do
a
drug
bust
I
do
worry
a
lot
that
my
best
friend
could
die
of
an
infection,
not
get
medical
care.
V
I've
spent
days
weeks
months
of
my
life
begging
them
to
go
to
hospitals
to
get
some
infection
looked
at
and
generally
they
won't,
because
they
know
how
health
care
workers
will
probably
treat
them.
They
know
that
even
the
people
tasked
with
caring
for
them
mostly
hate
them
and
view
them
as
less
than
human
of
people.
I
know
who
have
died
of
something
drug
related,
I
know
just
as
many
or
more
who
died
of
an
infection
that
they
hesitated
to
get
medical
care
before
because
of
how
Hospital
workers
treat
drug
users
they've
been.
A
V
People
who
use
drugs
is
honestly
insane
once
you
see
it
once
you
really
see
it.
It's
shocking
that
hatred
directly
kills
people
traumatizes
people
ruins
lives
more
than
any
drug
Ever
Could
That
hatred
is
the
only
thing
motivating
this
ridiculous,
Bill
overdose
prevention,
centers
or
a
simple
proven,
Public
Health
Initiative.
It
is
embarrassing
that
the
city
doesn't
already
have
one
I
demand
that
counselor
track.
This.
E
W
Sure,
thank
you
nikhil
saval
good
morning,
council
members,
it's
my
honor
to
serve
the
people
and
communities
and
lands
of
Pennsylvania's.
First
senatorial
District
I
come
before
you
today
in
opposition
to
the
proposed
overlay
that
would
effectively
ban
overdose
prevention.
Centers
and
I
respectfully
ask
for
your
opposition
to
it.
As
a
legislator,
I
feel
the
same
urgency
and
responsibility
that
you
all
do
to
lessen
the
tremendous
suffering
that
the
ongoing
opioid
crisis
has
caused.
Our
communities
I
recognize
that
all
our
City's
council
members
care
deeply
about
the
well-being
of
their
constituents.
W
Every
person
deserves
to
be
treated
with
respect
and
dignity
and
provided
with
the
support
and
care
they
need
to
be
healthy
and
well.
This
is
true,
regardless
of
whether
a
person
is
sober
or
uses
drugs.
Our
nation
continues
to
experience
an
historic
loss
of
life
to
overdose.
New
data
from
the
Centers
for
Disease,
Control
and
prevention
show
that
in
37
States
accidental
overdose
is
now
the
leading
cause
of
death
for
people
under
40..
As
council
member
Brooks
has
noted,
Pennsylvania
is
one
of
them.
One
death
from
overdose
is
too
many.
W
Our
Commonwealth
loses
15
people
every
day
in
our
densely
populated
city.
These
numbers
are
staggering.
In
2022,
we
lost
1
413
people
to
overdose
the
highest
number
ever
recorded.
Against
the
backdrop
of
this
crisis,
overdose
prevention
sites
have
risen
as
a
proven
Common
Sense
tool
to
save
lives.
This
spring,
my
team
and
I
visited
on
point
in
New
York
City
to
learn
about
their
work
in
the
year
and
a
half
since
opening
on
point
as
a
reserve
reversed.
Excuse
me
over
1,
000
overdoses.
W
Studies
in
Canada
and
Australia
show
that
people
who
use
an
overdose
prevention
center
were
more
likely
to
enter
addiction
treatment.
They
were
more
likely
to
decrease
crime.
They
were
more
likely
to
be
effective.
The
very
real
consequence
of
a
continued
push
against
them
is
that
people
continue
to
die
overdose
prevention.
Centers
are
places
where
our
neighbors
loved
ones
and
constituents
go
to
stay
safe
to
stay
alive
as
they
work
to
heal
as
the
communities
we
serve
face
the
increasingly
devastating
impacts
of
the
opioid
crisis.
W
E
X
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Aiden
shime
I'm,
an
assistant
professor
of
epidemiology
and
biostatistics
at
Drexel,
and
an
affiliate
scientist
in
the
center
on
drug
policy
evaluation
at
St,
Michael's
Hospital
in
Toronto,
Canada
I'm,
funded
by
the
Canadian
Institutes
of
Health
research
to
conduct
an
evaluation
of
Overdose
prevention
sites
in
Toronto
as
an
epidemiologist
I'm
trained
to
critically
assess
the
strength
of
the
evidence
in
support
of
health
services
or
treatments
and
I've
been
hired
by
organizations,
including
the
World
Health
Organization
to
critically
appraise
health
research.
X
As
a
human
being
and
someone
who
lives
in
District,
One
council
member
school
is
District.
A
few
blocks
from
the
site
of
the
first
proposed
OPC
in
Philadelphia
I
oppose
this
bill,
but
as
an
epidemiologist.
It
is
also
my
professional
opinion
that
this
bill
flies
in
the
face.
A
strong
evidence
that
opcs
have
an
important
role
to
play
in
preventing
drug-related
deaths
and
improving
Community
Health.
X
Lest
you
think
that
I'm,
just
one
epidemiologist
I'll,
leave
you
with
the
conclusions
of
a
review
that
was
conducted
in
2020
by
an
organization
called
The
Institute
for
clinical
and
Economic
Review,
an
organization
with
no
stake
whatsoever
in
harm
reduction
that
uses
an
approach
called
comparative
clinical
Effectiveness
to
weigh
the
benefits
and
harms
of
different
treatment
options
through
systematic
reviews
of
the
evidence
they
do
not
conclude
likely.
They
do
not
lightly
conclude
that
they
are
highly
certain.
X
It
takes
a
high
degree
of
evidence
for
them
to
make
this
kind
of
conclusion,
and
yet
they
concluded
that
they
are
highly
certain
that
supervised
injection
facilities
provide
for
the
community
at
least
a
small
net
health
benefit,
and
possibly
a
substantial
one
when
compared
to
syringe
service
programs
that
we
already
have
here,
there
are
legitimate
scientific
questions
around
opcs,
indeed,
I'm
involved
in
trying
to
answer
them.
However,
there
is
nothing
legitimate,
morally
or
scientifically
about
outlawing
a
strategy
that
has
proven
potential
to
prevent
needless
overdose
deaths.
Thank
you.
Thank.
U
G
Y
Max
wander
I'm
a
Jefferson
nursing
student
and
a
West
Philadelphia
resident
I
will
graduate
in
Maine
go
on
to
work
at
one
of
the
hospitals
here
in
Philadelphia
as
a
nursing
student,
my
professors
teach
us
how
to
read
research.
They
also
teach
us
to
use
something
called
evidence-based
practice
to
inform
our
decisions,
as
future
nurses
using
evidence-based
practice
is
how
all
the
nurses,
in
the
U.S
and
in
Philadelphia
are
taught
how
to
work.
Y
So
if
we're
using
overdose
prevention
sites
as
an
example
of
what
to
do
to
improve
outcomes
and
save
people's
lives.
After
reading
the
research
on
over
100
overdose
prevention
sites
around
the
world,
the
evidence-based
practice
for
this
case
would
be
to
implement
an
overdose
prevention
center
to
not
effectively
ban
overdose
prevention
centers
in
Philadelphia
to
oppose
this
bill.
Along
with
my
nursing
education
I
also
have
lived
experience
with
opiate
use
disorder.
I
have
worked
as
a
recovery.
Specialist
I
have
survived
three
overdoses.
Y
I
can
tell
you,
along
with
the
evidence
in
research
that
supports
overdose
prevention.
Centers
I've
personally
benefited
from
robust
harm
reduction.
Services
I
would
not
be
standing
here
today
without
them.
I'm
not
arguing
that
these
centers
are
the
end-all
be-all
to
treatment.
I
think
we
need
lots
of
various
support
programs
for
people
who
use
drugs
in
this
city.
Y
I've
heard
nurses
say
that
it
can
be
for
frustrating
to
follow
evidence-based
practice
because
it
changes
over
time
and
despite
feeling
attached
to
an
old
way
of
doing
things,
I
need
to
as
a
future
nurse
learn
how
to
be
flexible.
Humble
put
my
ego
aside
and
make
the
right
decision
to
save
people's
lives
I'm
going
to
use
the
best,
evidence-based
practice
that
I
can
to
care
for
you
and
your
families
in
the
future
and
I
urge
you
to
do
the
same
for
people
who
use
drugs
in
Philadelphia.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
your
time.
Z
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
morning:
omet
Locker
I
am
from
the
Kensington
area,
the
city
of
Philadelphia
I'm.
Here
speaking
on
overlay,
230410
and
resolution,
230432
I
am
here
with
the
community
members
of
Kensington
Harrogate
South
Philadelphia.
We
have
been
talking
about
safe
injection
sites
for
over
six
years
in
our
community.
Basically,
as
most
people
say,
Kensington
already
is
a
walking
safe
injection
site.
People
are
overdosing
every
day
on,
the
street,
Narcan
is
being
given,
officers
are
being
hit
when
they
are
coming
out
of
it
and
they
safe
and
they
inject
right
again.
Z
A
Z
For
HIV
every
six
months,
her
rights
count,
our
businesses
are
shutting
down.
It
is
not
that
anyone
in
our
community
does
want
to
see
people
die.
That
is
a
fallacy.
We
do
want
people
to
get
help,
but
our
rights
have
to
be
hard.
We
have
the
right
to
say
what
happens
and
goes
on
in
our
community
and
the
people
that
are
on
the
street
have
the
right
to
become
healthy
lives
and
be
reunited
with
their
family.
That
is
not
done
through
a
safe
injection
site
that
is
done
through
Rehabilitation.
That
is
done
for
rehab.
B
Z
You
I
thank
every
council
member
that
is
sitting
here
that
signed
one
that
said
their
District.
The
people
that
live
there,
their
constituents
in
their
residence
have
the
right
to
decide
what
happens
in
our
neighborhood
as
it
stands
now.
The
Kensington
Harrogate
Society
has
not
had
that
right.
I.
Thank
you
for
giving
us
our
rights
back
I.
Z
Also
thank
you
for
looking
out
for
the
people
that
are
on
the
street
and
trying
to
get
them
into
a
rehab
and
to
get
them
into
a
facility,
get
them
the
education
they
need
and
get
them
back
with
their
families.
That
is
all
anybody
want.
We
want
them
to
have
their
rights
back,
but
we
want
the
rights
of
our
children,
our
seniors,
our
businesses
and
us
to
live
in
a
peaceful,
neighborhood
back
as
well
and
I
thank
Council
for
giving
us
that.
AA
Good
morning,
Mr
President
members
of
council,
thank
you
for
providing
me
the
opportunity
to
speak
today.
My
name
is
Kate
Allen
and
I
am
the
President
of
the
Queen
Village
neighbors
Association
I
am
requesting
the
council
votes
to
update
the
zoning
overlay
to
prohibit
safe
injection
sites
and
prevent
them
from
being
built
by
right
and
Inquirer.
Article
from
January
stated
that
registered
Community
organizations
are
organized
groups
within
a
given
neighborhood
that
advocate
for
and
take
action
to
shape
the
way
their
Community
looks.
AA
The
main
purpose
of
rcos
is
to
weigh
in
on
development
projects
in
their
neighborhoods.
I
am
here
today,
along
with
my
fellow
Civic
presidents,
to
ask
for
the
chance
to
weigh
in
on
one
of
the
most
divisive
development
projects
since
the
crosstown
Expressway.
We
are
not
here
to
debate
the
efficacy
of
safe
injection
sites
or
because
we
lack
compassion
for
those
suffering
from
substance
abuse
disorder.
We
are
here
because
we
want
to
seat
at
the
table
to
decide
the
fate
of
our
communities.
AA
Residents
still
have
unanswered
questions
about
these
sites
and
how
they
will
affect
our
neighborhoods.
This
overlay
provides
an
Avenue
for
residents
to
get
answers
to
those
questions.
This
battle
has
been
going
on
for
Years,
yet
no
one
has
ever
reached
out
to
our
organizations
to
discuss
a
proposal.
No
one
has
ever
asked
for
volunteers
who
want
a
site
in
their
neighborhood,
because
it's
not
about
what
our
communities
want.
It's
about
what
everyone
else
wants
for
our
communities.
My
experience,
even
getting
the
opportunity
to
speak
today,
underscores
how
important
this
bill
is.
AA
My
fellow
Civic
presidents
and
I
are
here
to
Advocate
on
behalf
of
our
communities,
yet
our
voices
were
almost
drowned
out.
This
tactic
is
exactly
what
this
bill
is
designed
to
avoid
as
the
leaders
of
our
communities
those
tasks
with
partnering
with
you
to
better
the
city.
We
are
here
once
again
to
ask
you
to
stand
up
for
our
neighborhoods
and
to
prohibit
these
sites
from
being
built
by
right.
AB
Barbara
Capozzi
of
South
Philadelphia
and
a
second
district
on
230-410
and
for
the
resolution
230432,
as
are
all
my
neighbors
in
35
years
of
advocacy,
there's
never
been
an
issue
that
they
felt
more
strongly
about,
and
we've
had
some
very
big
issues
in
our
neighborhood.
Thank
you
to
councilman
Johnson
for
listening
to
his
constituents
in
the
second
district.
For
some
reason,
the
first
proposed
site
was
in
our
area.
We
had
zero,
zero
notice,
zero
notice,
so
this
ordinance
will
prevent
that.
If
anybody
wants
to
put
an
injection
site,
they
have
to
go
through
the
neighborhood.
AB
So
there's
a
few
of
us
here,
but
we
represent
thousands
of
people
and
if
somebody
really
wants
a
safe
injection
site
and
make
them
go
through
the
process
of
coming
to
the
neighbors
and
explaining
all
the
good
that
that
an
injection
site
might
do
10
o'clock
on
a
Thursday
is
a
very
bad
time.
Civics
are
the
first
line
of
defense
and
we
were
around
while
everyone
else
was
gone
during
covid
we
were
the
first
line
of
defense.
Everybody
knows
where
we
live.
They
knock
on
our
door
every
day.
AB
We
must
have
a
say
in
this
discussion.
It's
too
important,
proper
notice
and
a
legitimate
process
regarding
a
use
that
is
unanimously
rejected
by
neighbors
or
close
to
unanimously
rejected
by
most
neighbors
needs
to
be
done
on
the
neighborhood
level,
not
in
City
Hall,
and
if
somebody
is
foolish
enough
to
try
to
do
a
safe
injection
site
in
the
second
district
again,
we
we
will
fight
it
as
much
as
we
did
the
first
time
on
very
short
notice,
I'm
very
disappointed.
AB
The
councilwoman
Gautier
is
not
here
today,
because
we
would
love
this
past
by
every
district
council
person
so
that
there
is
better
safeguards.
The
Civics
that
have
worked
very
hard
on
this
issue
deserve
the
peace
of
mind
that
there
will
be
a
process
in
place
to
give
us
ample
notice
and
ample
input
into
any
suggestion
of
a
safe
injection
site.
Thank.
B
Q
B
AC
Again,
okay,
good
morning,
my
name
is
Lynn
Landis
I'm,
founder
of
safestreetsphilly.org
and
a
parent
who
has
witnessed
the
devastating
effects
of
drug
addiction
on
family
members.
I'm
here
to
support
resolution
20230-432
and
Ordnance
230-410
I.
Don't
want
to
be
repetitive
about
what
has
already
been
said,
which
I
completely
support,
but
I
do
want
to
just
quickly
say
that
we
have
a
history
of
good
intentions,
but
bad
consequences
and
I
think
everyone's
in
agreement.
AC
We
want
to
see
a
lot
of
time,
money
and
effort,
it's
given
to
people
with
drug
addiction
problems,
but
that
does
not
include
enabling
the
addiction-
and
it
does
not
include
that-
makes
no
sense
and
and
I
just
want
to
say
a
few
things.
You
know.
Some
of
the
examples
is
the
safe
that
the
clean
needle
program.
AC
Now
we
have
needles
all
over
our
neighborhood,
you
know,
or
the
methadone
program,
where
the
method
on
moms
who
are
clearly
still
addicted,
come
through
our
neighborhoods
in
downtown
Philly
with
their
poor
children,
and
you
can
tell
they're
not
benefiting
from
that
program.
So
everybody
wants
good
things,
but
we
have
to
consider
common
sense
and
what
are
the
real
life
consequences
of
what
we're
dealing
with
so
I
think
safe
injection
sites
are
a
very
bad
idea,
but
I
also
think
free,
voluntary
and
involuntary
treatment
for
drug
addiction
is
what's
called
for
it.
AD
B
AE
All
right,
hello,
good
afternoon,
my
name
is
Lucia
demacia
I
was
born,
raised
raised
a
child
and
I
still
live
in
the
Harrogate
section
of
Philadelphia.
I
also
want
to
let
you
know
that
I've
worked
at
overdose
sites.
I've
worked
as
shelters
and
I
also
walk
the
streets
of
Kensington
and
what
I
see
is
just
horrible.
AE
You
cannot
live.
We
cannot
walk
the
streets
without
seeing
uncapped
needles.
Children
watching
this
in
the
developmental
years,
and
thinking
that
it's
normal
I
was
trying
to
make
my
way
to
the
Library
McPherson
Square
and
I
had
a
walk
in
the
street.
In
Kensington,
Avenue
I
was
told
to
walk
in
the
street
by
people
that
were
living
on
the
sidewalk.
AE
I
am
empathetic,
I
am
sympathetic,
but
I
stand
with
my
neighborhood
and
say
that
we
have
had
enough
that
our
quality
of
life
needs
to
be
restored.
I
am
for
Recovery.
I
am
four
people
getting
help,
but
Kensington
Harrogate
is
not
the
place
to
have
a
safe
injection
site
I'm
not
for
safe
injection
sites.
I
see
how
I
saw
how
inappropriately
the
organization
that
I
worked
for
was
run.
AE
AF
Today
we
asked
Jill
to
be
our
first
ever
Community
artists
and
residents
to
help
us
with
educating
our
young
people.
So
many
who
are
anxious
to
learn
and
to
create
and
chill
happily
said
yes
to
this
invitation,
and
for
the
last
year
we've
been
working
in
partnership
with
chill
and
you'll,
hear
more
from
him
about
his
role
at
the
Mann
Center.
AF
But
most
recently
he
has
been
serving
in
our
music
industry
training
program
at
Overbrook,
High
School,
where
he
is
a
graduate
he's
been
helping
us
to
curate
our
free
HBCU
Festival,
the
first
ever
done
by
the
man
in
may.
He
has
curated
our
young
people's
concert,
a
free
series
for
our
young
people
as
well.
AF
He
also
LED
and
curated
our
voices
of
Hope
celebration
on
the
eve
of
Juneteenth
to
celebrate
Black
excellence,
and
also
he
is
an
award-winning
composer,
Darren
Atwater,
who
chill
worked
with
to
create
a
new
work
to
celebrate
hip-hop
at
the
man
and
that
composition,
and
that
work
was
free.
It
was
sold
out
to
our
community
and
it
made
it
to
the
top
cover
of
both
the
Daily
News
and
The
Inquirer.
AF
If
you
saw
that
recently,
something
we're
very
proud
of
chill
is
an
amazing
artist,
a
great
collaborator,
a
friend
of
the
man,
and
we
join
you
in
celebrating
him
and
recognizing
his
Artistry
and
importance
to
Philadelphia.
Thank
you,
Isaiah
Thomas,
thank
you
to
our
wonderful
councilman,
Curtis
Jones
and
to
all
of
the
council,
for
your
support
of
both
the
Mann
Center,
the
importance
of
arts
and
education
and
what
we
do
for
our
community
and
chill
we're
so
proud
of
you.
Jill.
Thank.
AG
Let's
go:
it
was
good
afternoon
good
afternoon
good
afternoon,
everybody
how
y'all
feeling
you're
good
first
and
foremost
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
councilman,
Isaiah,
Thomas
and
and
Don
Miller
and
the
whole
staff
and
the
whole
city
council.
It
hit
a
little
different
when
the
city
is
behind.
You
I
can
honestly
say
that
I
really
appreciate.
You
know
this
Proclamation
today,
as
Catherine
was
telling
we've
been
doing
amazing
work
over
at
the
Mann
Center
all
year
in
and
throughout
the
West
Philadelphia
Community
as
well.
H
AG
AH
My
name
is
Alfred
Klosterman
from
Harrogate
I'm
here
to
speak
in
favor
of
the
legislation
restricting
so-called
safe
injection
sites,
and
speaking
with
my
neighbors,
who
agree
that
these
sites
would
be
another
insult
to
our
long-suffering
community.
For
too
long,
Kensington
and
Harrogate
have
been
used
as
containment
areas
for
the
city
and
Region's
opioid
addicts.
AH
We
didn't
ask
for
this
and
we
suffered
daily
for
the
decisions
made
by
others.
Now
some
people
want
to
add
injection
sites
to
this
mess.
Along
with
the
primary
issue
of
addicts
living
in
our
sidewalks,
we
have
the
serious,
secondary
issue
of
service
providers
for
the
addicts,
along
with
the
needle
giveaways.
We
have
mobile
providers,
feeding
comforting,
in
other
words,
supporting
the
addicts
leaving
us
with
mountains
of
trash
these
serve
as
an
attraction
drawing
yet
more
addicts
to
our
community.
AH
We
don't
want
anymore
the
city's,
allowing
these
services
for
the
addicts
led
to
the
destruction
of
the
resident's
quality
of
life.
Most
of
these
addicts
come
from
elsewhere
in
the
city
and
Beyond
Kensington
has
seen
as
a
place
to
allow
these
activities
because
we're
the
city's
poorest
Community,
as
well
as
one
of
the
most
diverse
to
a
lot
of
people.
We
don't
matter
enough
is
enough
we're
tired
of
being
a
Dumping
Ground
for
this
Behavior.
We
certainly
don't
want
any
more
drug
users
attracted
by
the
injection
sites.
AH
We
call
on
the
city
to
end
this
tragic
situation
and
send
these
addicts
home
from
our
streets
in
closing
proponents
of
each
site
to
another
community
members
simply
have
no
right
to
insist.
We
take
on
a
sadded
burden.
Only
we
community
members
can
decide
what's
best
for
our
own
Community.
We
don't
want
your
addicts
or
your
injection
sites.
We
are
not
your
damn
colony,
30.
AI
AJ
Thank
you.
Everyone
I
thank
God
first
for
allowing
me
to
be
here
today.
I
had
suffered
two
minor
strokes
without
knowing
it
and
I
just
give
him
the
glory.
The
honor
and
the
praise
for
allow
me
to
be
here
today,
I
thank
our
council
members
for
also
giving
us
the
opportunity
to
speak
as
a
community
and
to
support
us
I'm
here,
representing
the
friends
of
McPherson
friends
of
McPherson,
Library
group
and
also
Harrogate
as
I
live
in
Harrogate,
but
also
I'm
on
The
Advisory
Board
of
the
friends
of
McPherson
group
on
a
daily
basis.
AJ
We
have
to
deal
with
different
situations
and
I'm
going
to
testify
as
far
as
we're
not
against.
We
are
not
against
a
fake
justice
as
we're
against
our
rights
being
taken
away
our
rights
to
be
able
to
make
a
decision
of
having
to
deal
with
things
of
having
things
pushed
on
top
of
us.
We
are
not
here
to
say:
no,
we
don't
believe
these
people
should
get
help.
Yes,
they
should
get
help,
but
also
we
shouldn't
be
objectified.
AJ
We
shouldn't
be
forced
to
deal
with
the
needles
and
deal
with
the
the
trash
and
deal
with
having
people
still
are.
Are
things
that
we
so
work
hard
for
the
other
day,
I
think
it
was
Tuesday.
We
went
to
the
advisory
boy
McPherson
meeting
on
the
way
as
I
was
driving
from
the
library
I
look
over
and
I
see
a
squirrel
walking.
On
top
of
two
gentlemen,
I
immediately
told
my
daughter,
who
was
with
me
no
something's
wrong.
Let
me
hurry
up
and
get
around
there.
AJ
I
got
into
the
park
on
the
grass
and
reached
up
to
the
library
to
send
Narcan
down
and
immediately.
We
started
life-saving,
the
life-saving
necessity
of
giving
of
calling
9-1-1
and
also
having
the
Narcan
ready
in
hand
doing
the
first
day,
procedures
first
and
was
administered
the
person
after
a
while
funny
did
wake
up.
9-1-1
got
there
afterwards.
AJ
AK
AD
C
AD
Families
when,
when
I
arrived,
when
I
came
home,
I
had
to
live
with
my
sister,
because
I
had
nowhere
to
go
at
my
mom
passed
away,
so
I
didn't
have
nowhere
to
go
at
and
my
sister
she
had
kids,
so
the
rooms
was
limited,
so
I
had
to
sleep
on
the
couch.
Sometimes
I
had
to
make
sure
that
I
did
not.
You
know,
eat
all
the
food,
because
you
know
the
kids
had
to
eat
too.
AD
You
know
and
the
bills
was
piling
up
so
I
really
couldn't
help
my
sister
with
the
bills.
So
when,
when
I
finally
had
got
a
job,
I
had
tried,
I
had
tried
to
get
a
apartment
of
my
own
and
I
got
denied
because
I
had
a
criminal
charge,
they
didn't,
they
had
no,
no
I.
No,
no
idea
that
I
I
was
a
person
that
I
got
a
designerated
so
that
you
know
it's
hard.
It's
really
hard.
N
N
AD
They
they
find
them
jobs
us
guys.
We
come
home,
they
just
they
just
they.
They
just
kick
us
right
out,
and
we,
you
know
out
here
fighting
for
herself
like
this
bro
right
here
did
how
much
27
years-
and
you
just
kicked
him
out
to
this
world
and-
and
we
just
out
here-
lost
we
just
asking
you
know
that
everyone,
you
know
everyone
help
us.
You
know
pass
this
bill
and
you
know
I'm,
just
I
can't
I
can't
talk
right
now.
I'm,
sorry,.
B
B
B
G
X
AH
L
AM
B
B
AN
President
I
will
be
built
no
on
this
proposed
overlay
to
being
overdose
prevention,
centers
in
a
mix
of
an
overdose
crisis
that
is
destroying
families
and
communities.
We
should
not
be
banning
a
tool
that
could
save
lives.
We
should
make
decisions
based
on
evidence-based
public
health
research
tools
that
have
been
proven
to
be
effective
and
lived
experience.
AN
As
many
of
you
know,
my
support
for
overdose.
Preventions
comes
from
my
own
life
experience.
I
have
watch,
addiction,
take
hold
of
people,
I
love,
I
have
been
through
the
trauma
and
Devastation
that
comes
with
it
and
my
family.
We
have
suffered
violence,
cruelty
and
loss
caused
by
addiction.
We
have
raised
children
of
addicted
parents
who
are
absent
or
in
prison,
or
we
have
mourned
loved
ones
who
died.
Early
deaths
and
I
know
from
experience
that
people
with
addictions
are
not
easy
to
live
with
and
they're
not
easy
to
love.
But
when
is
your
family?
AN
You
don't
have
a
choice.
You
keep
loving
them,
you
keep
rooting
for
them
and
you
keep
hoping
that
they
will
live
long
enough
to
make
it
to
recovery
according
to
research.
A
third
of
Americans
fear
that
someone
in
their
family
will
die
of
an
open,
opioid
overdose
and
I
live
with
that
fear
every
day
and
I
know.
Many
of
you
do
too
is
an
important
reminder
that
this
crisis
does
not
just
in
fact
people
who
use
drugs.
It
impa
in
facts.
AN
The
entire
family
I've,
seen
people
I
love
maker
to
the
other
side
of
their
addiction,
and
it
takes
courage,
Faith
support
and
time,
sometimes
a
lot
of
time,
but
for
thousands
of
people
in
Philadelphia,
with
addictions
and
for
the
millions
of
people
who
love
them.
Time
is
running
out.
The
rise
of
the
drugs
like
Fentanyl
and
xylazine
are
cutting
lives
short
at
an
alarming
rate.
The
number
one
cause
of
death
for
people
under
40
in
Pennsylvania
is
accidental
overdose.
AN
Nationally
just
rate
has
skyrocketed
over
the
past
five
years,
and
the
devastation
is
accelerating
in
black
and
brown
communities
in
2020-21
Philly
had
twice
the
number
overdose
deaths.
Then
homicides,
I'm,
gonna,
repeat
that
again,
Philly
had
twice
the
number
of
Overdose
deaths
and
homicides,
and
our
city
is
finally
treating
gun
violence
crisis
with
the
urgency
this
deserves,
and
why
are
we
failing
to
treat
opioid
crisis
with
the
same
urgencies?
These
are
preventable
deaths
that
we
are
failing
to
prevent
across
the
country.
S
S
It
is,
it
is
disturbing
to
me
that
those
voices,
the
voices
of
the
people
who
don't
have
to
deal
with
the
day-to-day
trauma
that
our
children
and
our
community
have
to
deal
with.
It
is
disturbing
to
me
that
they
think
that
their
voices
should
be
heard
louder
than
those
who
walk
those
streets
every
day.
S
B
B
S
S
A
S
B
G
B
B
M
Council
president
I
want
to
also,
as
my
colleague
on
councilman,
Isaiah
Thomas
and
honoring,
extraordinary
rap
artist,
chill
Moody,
who
represents
the
city
of
Philadelphia
in
the
finest
of
manners.
He
also
has
been
a
guest
of
the
Point
Breeze
Community
appreciation
day,
but
I've
also
was
proud
to
watch
him
become
a
I
guess
you
call
it
a
rap
courage.
M
As
a
young
man,
he
conducts
himself
like
a
very,
very
fine
young
man
like
how
you
carry
yourself,
how
you
go
about
his
business
and
he
also
have
his
own
beverage
drink
called
nice
things
so
for
yours,
that,
like
you,
ought
to
like
to
drink
beer
I
would
encourage
you
to
get
a
copy
of
nice
things.
Thank
you.
Counselor.
I
U
M
One
I
mean
you
know
my
my
Approach
is
the
characteristic.
If
you
don't
want
to
get
into
a
treatment
program
right,
it
should
be
mandatory
right.
That's
how
you
get
long-term
treatment
as
opposed
to
allowing
the
situation
in
Fester,
right
and
and
I'm.
Speaking
from
this
I
mean
we
all
grew
up
in
Philadelphia,
so
we
all
have
somebody
in
our
families
or
somebody
seven
degrees
of
relationships
that
we've
seen
Eva
pass
away
deal
with
addiction.
M
But
this
all
goes
toward
on
how
this
next
hearing
that
we're
going
to
have
around
retail
theft
and
then
enabling
individuals
who
go
in
the
store
need
to
get
their
fixed,
so
I'm,
Gonna,
Keep,
robbing
you
so
I
can
go
continue
to
get
high
and
part
of
that
is
based
upon
that
policy.
That
says,
you
can
still
up
to
a
certain
amount
before
you
had
to
be
held
accountable.
M
AM
B
B
B
G
B
G
And
the
resolution
honoring
Raphael
villamil
for
his
outstanding
work
and
advocacy
regarding
art
in
various
forms
representing
his
childhood
in
Santucci
Puerto
Rico
and
his
adopted
hometown
of
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania,
where
he
lives
and
continues
this
important
work
around
the
importance
of
Latino
art
introduced
today
by
councilwoman
Bass.
Do.
B
B
G
B
B
B
First
day,
back
this
bill,
hadn't
been
ran
on
two
different
days,
was
duly
approved
by
city
council
of
June
22nd
23
and
was
returned
to
council
by
mayor
disapproved
after
the
Assassin
question.
The
question
is:
tell
Bill
number
230448
passed
notwithstanding
the
mayor's
disapproval.
Please
note
that
a
vote
of
eyes
a
vote
to
override
the
mayor's
veto.
The
vote
of
Nay
is
a
vote
to
sustain
the
mayor's
veto
and
Mr
Decker.
Please
call
the
world
councilwoman
Bass.
B
B
B
J
J
J
J
Remember,
elections
do
not
just
happen.
Every
four
years
elections
happen
twice
a
year.
People
pay
attention,
know
who
was
influencing
legislation
and
policy
in
the
policy
that
impacts
your
life
and
the
lives
of
our
children
at
the
ground
level,
be
clear
on
what
changes
are
happening
within
our
schools
and
elsewhere,
and
what
that
means
to
black
and
brown
kids
from
under
served.
H
H
I
just
I
moved
to
the
optional
resolution
instead
of
motion,
so
I
don't
want
to
make
that
clear
being
corrected,
but
I
also
wanted
to
make
a
quick
announcement
that
we
are
going
to
be
having
some
block
meetings
in
the
Ninth
District,
one
of
the
things
that
I
always
wanted
to
make
sure
that
our
community
understood
was
that
I
wanted
to
bring
resources
to
our
neighborhoods
directly
to
their
houses
and
be
ever
so
present.
So
we're
having
just
announcement
for
those
watching
for
the
Ninth
District.
H
We
have
one
tonight
in
Albany
from
6
to
7
30
at
the
5700
block
of
North
Howard
Street.
We
also
have
one
next
week
in
West
Oak
Lane
Tuesday
on
the
7
000
block
of
Forest
Avenue
and
from
6
to
7
30
and
then
in
Mount
Airy.
We
have
one
on
the
1100
block
of
Dorset
on
September
21st
from
6
7
30
and
the
last
one
on
the
1300
block
of
Andrew
Street
September
28th
from
6
to
7
30..
H
F
Thank
you,
Mr
President
and
I
just
have
to
say
a
few
things
today
and
I
usually
not
want
to
to
speak,
but
I
find
it
very
hard
to
dissertate
and
understand
how
people
are
opposed
to
community
input.
The
bill
that
we
passed
today
on
safe
injection
site
is
allowing
the
communities
to
have
a
say
in
the
process.
It's
not
even
saying
they
have
to
support
it
or
oppose
it
or
anything,
but
just
to
have
a
say
in
the
process.
F
Yet
there
was
people
here
today
testifying
saying
that
people
who
live
in
a
community
don't
have
that
right
to
even
talk
about
it
or
have
a
conversation
with
somebody
who's
going
to
bring
a
proposal
into
their
neighborhood.
You
know
we're
dealing
with
big
projects
right
now,
like
the
arena
district
and
other
things,
and
we're
having
a
whole
bunch
of
community
processes
in
that
and
nobody's
saying
that
you
have
to
have
100
for
support
or
20
support
or
anything
like
that.
F
But
there
needs
to
be
commit
Community
input
in
those
processes,
and
today
we
have
elected
officials,
say
no.
You
shouldn't
have
Community
input.
I
I
find
that
hard
to
to
swallow.
In
that
we
represent
people
in
the
communities.
No,
no
and
again
we're
not
saying
you
got
to
have
10,
you
have
15
we're
not
saying
any
of
that.
All
we're
saying
is
you
need
input,
and
yet
there's
people
voting
against
giving
community
members
a
say
in
the
process,
so
I.
F
The
reason
why
I
supported
that
bill
is
because
we
are
here
to
give
Community
input
and
we
are
here
to
make
a
final
decision
at
the
end,
and
this
actually
goes
to
a
zoning
board
who's
an
outside
body
from
Council
to
make
that
decision,
and
so
we
support
this
bill.
We
support
the
community
input
and,
and
again
we
should,
as
elected
officials,
understand
whether
ideologically
we
agree
with
something
or
disagree
with
something
we
shouldn't
exclude
the
community
from
that,
because
we
strongly
feel
something
strong
about
a
circumstance.
E
E
E
I
Rose
today,
I
wasn't
going
to
say
anything
because
remember:
Thomas
wants
to
go
to
lunch,
but
but
I
feel
compelled
to
to
report
back
about
last
night
I
had
the
honor
of
being
at
a
meeting.
It
was
about
Public
Safety.
It
was
in
your
District
up
at
the
church
on
I,
think
3
200
block
of
Broad
Street,
and
it
was
a
coalition
of
ACLU.
It
was
a
black
lives
votes
matter.
It
was
a
number
and
I
sat
through
the
three
hours
that
they
did
it.
E
It
started
a
little
late,
but
what
I
want
to
tell
you
is
that
we
have
to
do
more
of
the
dialogue,
difficult
conversations
with
people
who
don't
necessarily
agree
with
everything
that
we're
doing,
because
out
of
that,
you
get
better
understanding.
So
I
say
that,
because
the
issue
was
Public
Safety
and
you
know
you
have
some
people
who
are
expert
as
nominee
Parker
said,
expert
pontificators
of
the
pro
say
it
again
for
me
articulating
the
problem
and
I
respect
that,
because
you
have
to
kind
of
first
understand
what
the
nature
of
the
problem.
E
But
for
me,
let's
get
to
the
solutions.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
that's
what
counts
and
in
so
doing,
I
was
ferreting
through
a
lot
of
the
a
lot
of
the
long.
You
think
we're
long.
You
should
have
been
there
last
night,
but
there
was
a
group
of
young
people
that
were
out
of
West
Philly,
not
my
district,
but
I
believe
think
that
we're
in
James
District,
Movida
John
Johnson
people.
Those
were
some
of
the
best
speakers
in
the
whole
conference
because
after
every
issue
that
they
raised,
they
raised
the
potential
solution.
E
They
talked
about
conflict
resolution
that
I
heard
from
you
cat
member
I
heard
from
you
first
and
they
talk
about.
They
need
more
of
that
in
schools.
They
didn't
read
the
legislation,
but
they
understood
it
to
be
true.
These
are
young
people.
That
said,
you
know
to
us
that
what
matters
is
not
showing
up
for
the
photo
up.
E
They
want
consistency
that
they
can
rely
on
us
and
be
there
for
them
and
that
wrong
that
tattooed,
my
heart,
because
they're
the
ones
going
through
it
16
year
olds,
17
year
olds,
going
through
it
every
day,
scared
to
go
to
school.
They
were
at
school,
gun
fight,
breaks
out
and
they
you
could
see
the
trauma
on
them,
so
I.
Listen
to
that.
E
We
we
made
a
trip
to
a
number
of
cities
and
what
came
clear
to
me
was
that
they
were
able
to
get
along
and
they
didn't
always
agree,
but
they
all
together
committed
to
put
down
their
egos
at
the
door
and
work
on
a
problem
if
we
can
evolve
to
that
state.
I
absolutely
believe
that
the
solutions
to
gun
violence
and
to
Crime
are
within
our
reach,
so
at
St
Joe's
we're
going
to
have
that
conference.
E
D
This
is
not
something
that
that
this
is
not
an
issue
that
is
easily
dismissed,
I,
think
sometimes
it's
easy
or
it
seems
to
be
easy
to
draw
a
very
clear
line
and
to
say,
if
you
don't
vote
this
way,
if
you
don't
think
this
way,
if
you
don't
do
this
thing,
then
you
don't
care
and
nothing
could
be
further
from
the
truth
and
we
all
care
the
difference.
Is
we
disagree
on
how
to
address
the
problem
and
fundamentally
that
that
is
what
is
happening
right
now?
D
We,
you
know
I,
don't
agree
that
having
safe
injection
sites,
unless
you
can
have
one
on
every
corner
is,
is
going
to
have
the
impact
that
Advocates
say.
There's
still
so
many
questions
that
are
out
there
that
haven't
been
answered
by
The
Advocates,
such
as
what
if
my
daughter,
a
teenager,
shows
up
to
use.
Are
you
going
to
admit
her?
What
if
I
show
up
and
I'm
with
child
and
I
don't
know?
Are
you
going
to
test
me
prior?
Is
there
a
pregnancy
test
involved
prior
what
if
I
show
up
visibly
pregnant?
D
D
You
know
people
should
have
a
say
as
to
what's
happening
in
their
community,
so
I
just
really
wanted
to
say
thank
you,
councilwoman,
Lazada
and
also
councilman
Harrity,
because
again,
these
are
just
really
not
easy
decisions.
We
all
know
someone
who
is
affected
by
addiction.
We
all
probably
have
loved
someone
who
is
affected
by
addiction.
I
know:
I
lost
my
27
year
old
niece
last
summer
through
addiction,
who
was
the
mother
of
a
newborn
baby
and
so
to
say
that
we
are
unaffected.
D
B
K
One
percent
one
percent-
that
is
the
number
of
individuals
who
actually
asked
about
retreatment
in
New
York's
facility,
one
percent
so
for
somebody,
who's
in
recovery
and
I
I
get
the
families
that
are
upset
because
their
loved
ones
have
died
and
they're.
Looking
for
anything
that
may
have
prolonged
their
life
and
I
get
it
because
I
was
there,
but
when
I
tell
you
that
giving
them
a
place
to
get
high
is
only
keeping
them
out
there
longer.
U
K
People
need
long-term
treatment.
Three
months
is
not
going
to
do
it
for
them.
We
need
six
months
with
follow-up
and
that's
why
I'm
so
happy
that
councilwoman
Lazada
has
picked
a
lead
up
on
this
and
has
run
with
it,
and
you
know
I've
been
calling
it
a
little
Fireball,
because
whenever
we
go
out
to
the
meeting
she
gets
it
you
know
and
listen.
We
we
are
not
unsympathetic.
None
of
us
here
want
any
of
our
people
to
die.
We
don't
want
these
poor
people
to
die.
I
don't
want
them
to
die.
K
K
I'm,
not
sure
of
all
the
the
things
I'll
be
the
first
to
admit
that
I'm,
not
sure
of
all
the
the
things
that
we
should
be
doing
but
I
know
one
thing:
I
know:
that's
not
it
so.
Thank
you
katsi.
Thank
you.
Everybody
else
who
voted
for
this.
You
know,
and
let's
just
keep
on
trying
to
help
these
people
by
getting
them
into
recovery.
Thank
you.